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A BODY FOUND! COME NOW!

Officer Ye.

Have a seat.

I've reviewed the information you gave me.

In the serial killing case, two victims were tied to the Vista Tower fire.

Maybe a coincidence.

Not two, but three.

In 1993, the last victim was Zhang Qiang.

The fire brigade leader, remember?

Sure.

After the fire, the Governor set up a probe team.

He was with fire. I was with the police.

Officer Ye, what do you know about him?

Anything suspicious?

Not too much from about 20 years ago.

But I know he was diligent.

We stayed up a lot to complete the report.

The report result was an electric leak.

A pure accident.

After nonstop work, could you have missed something?

That committee wasn't just me and him. Other heads were there too.

There's no way we'd miss that.

You also know

how serious the fire was.

The report was under close scrutiny.

I still remember

the Nie Jitian case you handled was concluded at that time.

REPORT RESULT: ACCIDENT

- Hello? - Officer Zhang, I've found something.

In early 1990, Bright Property acquired the Vista Tower.

The company's CEO was Deng Hongfa.

Yan Hua was his legal advisor.

This is the acquisition contract between Bright and the owner Ma Furong.

Their unit's acquisition price

was 200,000 more than others.

Units vary in size, direction, and floor.

It's not strange for the prices to vary.

Ma Furong's offer was 2,500,000.

But other units

of the same size and direction offered just 2,300,000.

A lot of tong lau didn't have elevators. The lower the floor, the higher the price.

The Vista Tower had elevators.

Such a big difference. Wouldn't the neighbors mind?

I remember Qiu saying

Ma Furong led the way and signed.

Everyone, I have good news.

I just talked it over with Lawyer Yan.

Fifteen percent more for each household.

The contracts are all here.

To sign or not is up to you.

This offer is generous. What are you guys still hesitating about?

- I think it's great. - Well.

Let's not sign it.

- Drag it out until it hits 20%. - Makes sense.

Mr. Yan told me

this is already the bottom line.

Don't say I didn't warn you.

If they back out of the deal,

we could end up with nothing.

Qiu, what do you think?

- Seems right. - It's not just about the money.

I can't bear to leave my neighbors.

Don't be silly.

After we get the money,

we could get a better place nearby.

Everyone can still live just like now.

Believe me. Now is the best time to enter the market.

HK property market only goes up.

- Right. - Don't hesitate.

- Impossible. - Mr. Yan, let me sign it first.

- I'll sign too. - Me too.

- Give my contract. - Give it to me.

And me.

- Give me. - Okay, let's sign it.

Can we assume

the contract Ma Furong signed was fake, just for show?

The real one, he had signed with Yan Hua.

The 200,000 difference was his fee.

You mean, back then,

they colluded to lower the price.

I remember, back in 1993,

I went to Yan Hua's law firm

and took back a lot of files.

But none of them

were related to the Vista Tower.

- Hello? - Weitao.

Did you give me all the files about 1990?

Yes. All of them. What's up?

The files you gave me are numbered.

A09287

goes straight to A09289. Where's A09288?

Yan Hua and Ma Furong were clearly pawns.

The whole project was handled by Bright.

We should arrest Deng for questioning.

Nice logic.

But you'd have to find a psychic.

What do you mean?

He died in 1996. You know that, right?

- How? - An accident. He fell off a cliff.

But honestly, it's really strange.

Everyone related to the Tower died.

Kaiqing, check with Jiajie.

Who was in charge of Deng's case?

See what we can get now.

The meeting's over.

Wait.

Jiajie, you go to the archives with Jiao

and check for any clues instead.

That'd be all.

Why can't I go?

I suddenly remembered the one in charge of the case was Peng.

Peng, from my cohort?

He was moved to the CSD. But I think he'll recognize you.

So, I will go.

VISTA TOWER ACQUISITION CONTRACT

Officer Peng, we want to know

about the Deng Hongfa case in 1996.

What exactly happened?

Deng Hongfa's bodyguard said

his boss went hiking alone that day.

- Pick me up in two hours. - Sure, sir.

But two hours later, he didn't show up.

The bodyguard waited for a long time.

So, he called the police.

Deng was found dead at the cliff's base.

We found a used asthma inhaler nearby.

Maybe he had a sudden asthma attack there.

He slipped and fell off the mountain.

If it was just climbing,

why would he go right up to the edge?

The view there is great.

He had a camera. We've looked at all the photos in it.

All of them were taken along the way.

The last photo was taken at the edge.

Are those photos still preserved now?

Yeah, I'll have my assistant check.

Could he have committed suicide?

Yeah, of course.

He had no illness and no debts. He should not have committed suicide.

The night before it happened, he was even on TV.

- For what? - Fundraising.

He did a lot of charity work, donating money to the orphanage,

building schools and nursing homes.

He made a fortune with a good reputation.

What about murder?

Robbery, kidnapping,

murder.

We investigated from all angles.

The forensic report states

he died in a fall, with no signs of murder.

Kaiqing.

Officer Zhang?

Don't climb alone.

- It's better to have someone with you. - Thanks.

You're keeping up.

Your stamina's still great.

A must-skill for cops.

I run ten kilometers every day.

Every day? Don't you find it boring?

Not at all. Listening to music makes time fly by.

What kind of music?

All kinds of music.

What about you?

I'm a huge fan of Beyond.

Which song do you like?

"Great Land".

"Morning Train".

This one.

I'm their fan too.

- Any clues? - I've asked Officer Peng.

Deng Hongfa's route passed through here.

We can rule out suicide and murder.

According to Officer Peng,

he slipped and fell after taking photos.

It was an accident.

I've looked into his background. He was from the Fable Town.

People from there are superstitious.

If it were suicide, he couldn't enter the ancestral hall,

which is ominous.

But this alone doesn't prove anything.

You're right.

I've found many photos of him.

See if anything seems off.

Wherever he went, his bodyguards were always with him.

So, why did he go hiking alone?

There used to be a lot of illegals here.

A magnate alone here could get kidnapped.

He took such a risk. There must be a reason.

That's it for today. We'll find Officer Liu tomorrow.

Kaiqing, let me drive you back.

How's Jiajie? Anything unusual?

Sometimes he doesn't play by the rules.

Other than that, there's nothing wrong.

What's the matter?

Do you still think he has a shady past because he worked undercover?

Keep an eye on him. Report to me if anything comes up.

How did you get so dirty?

Look at you. You're like a messy kitten. Is the ice cream good?

Very good.

Babe.

No need to knit. There's a sale at Daimaru.

What? Do you think my knitting looks bad?

I just don't want you to overdo it.

Of course not.

This is the first gift for our daughter.

What about mine?

- How could I forget? - Yellow again?

Yellow suits your name. A perfect symbol of sunshine.

Mine is also yellow.

Imagine us all wearing these to shop. We'd really turn heads.

Even if we get lost, we'd still find each other.

Don't be silly.

No way you'd get lost.

It's a bit tight, babe.

UNKNOWN CALLER

Officer Yao, you kept the phone.

We get along well.

Why not skip the phone chat

and grab some late-night snacks? My treat.

- No, thanks, I'm going to sleep. - The night is still young.

I'm used to it. After I got my medicine after eight,

I watched TV for a bit and went to bed.

Got to get up at six the next morning.

Wasn't it just like being in jail?

Even in jail, there's a sentence duration.

In the mental hospital, you might be there for life.

You should have just shot me dead.

This way, I'll feel better.

- It's not too late now. Come out. - Sure.

Only if you can answer my three questions.

First,

where's your wife?

Second, where's your daughter?

Third, how to find them?

What do you mean?

If you can't answer, how can I come out?

Weitao,

Mai Zhihong just called me. I took a screenshot with a number on it

I'll send it to you now. Check his location.

You bastard.

Officer Yao, I've sent you the location.

FATAL CRASH CLAIMS MOTHER AND DAUGHTER MAY 22, 1996

THE MOTHER DIED ON THE SPOT

Officer Yao?

THE MOTHER DIED ON THE SPOT

Didn't you say you couldn't find them?

Tell me.

Tell me Peijie didn't die.

Tell me she didn't die!

- Can you hear me? - What are you doing?

Are you crazy?

Sorry, Officer Yao.

You wanna hit, huh? Go ahead. Hit me.

Do you think we did it on purpose?

You've only just arrived in 2018.

You're already going through a lot.

How do we explain this?

Where's Xingyao?

I don't know.

There's anything you know? Have you not helped me take care of them?

Calm down.

HELP US FIND YANG GUANGYAO

Babe.

Babe.

It's you.

Where have you been? I've had a hard time looking for you.

I'm sorry.

- I'm sorry. - Papa.

Good girl.

Papa.

Officer Yao.

- Don't move. - Don't move.

How's this any different from suicide?

Luckily, it was a service elevator. You only fell two floors.

Otherwise, you would have died.

I just thought I had gone back to 1993.

I don't have a choice.

I really don't.

Do you have any ways

to help me bring them back?

Actually, after the accident,

the welfare department found that Peijie's parents had gone.

So, Xingyao was sent to an orphanage.

Mr. Liu.

I am Ma Jiamin in charge of this case.

What's your relationship with Yang Xingyao?

I am a colleague of his father.

I've met her before.

Be prepared when you see her.

I'll catch you.

Xingyao,

remember me? I'm Weitao.

Do you remember them, your dad and mom?

This is you.

The doctor says

Xingyao saw her mother get run over by a car.

She then got PTSD.

So, she lost her memory.

Weitao and I wanted to adopt her.

But the orphanage has a rule.

You can't specify which child to adopt.

Then, not long after,

the orphanage told us that a couple wanted to adopt her.

Who are they?

Due to privacy reasons, it's impossible to tell us.

But rest assured,

they told us that the couple

are educated, from a middle-class family.

- And they would take her to Canada. - Canada?

Is there a way to contact them?

I asked the orphanage to call, but they couldn't find them.

Even letters, I tried.

Then I went to the immigration office

to see if I could find her files.

But there's nothing related to her.

Maybe her name changed.

For her, this might be a good thing

to forget the past and start life over.

Have you checked at the orphanage?

There must be records of that couple.

It was shut down a decade ago.

All the records are gone.

Guangyao,

we did our best.

Book a plane ticket for me.

I'll go to Canada.

In 2018, Yang Guangyao no longer exists.

You're Chen Jiajie now. You have no documents.

- How do you leave? - A fake passport will work.

Why can't you make a fake one for me?

I know you're worried about her.

Being impulsive is pointless.

How about this?

I have a friend who lives in Canada and has a wide network.

Maybe he can help.

I'll give you his number.

If I can't find Xingyao,

how can I face Peijie?

I don't know how she managed

with Xingyao all the years I was gone.

Take it, his number.

Peijie did use every means to find you.

She even asked Mai Zhihong.

Asked him where you went and how she could find you.

Hello. I am Yang Guangyao's wife.

I know. I've seen you on TV.

Did you find him?

No.

Do you know where he is?

Little one, do you miss your dad?

Your dad is right behind you.

No, now on your left side.

Now, the right side.

Can't you see him? Ask your mom if she can?

What do you mean?

Children need hope, right?

As parents,

don't you like to tell fairy tales?

But in reality, they are often disappointed.

Then you constantly give them hope,

only to disappoint them again.

And then give them hope again, disappoint them again.

Repeating this until the day they die.

Stop it.

If you know the end is tough, why didn't you let go sooner?

I told you to stop!

You know that he'll not come back.

I will find him!

How pity, fooling yourself.

My daughter and I will find him!

- He's dead. - What did you say?

He's definitely alive.

Some things are destined.

I've checked related case files.

The driver who hit Peijie just ran away.

They couldn't catch him.

Could it be that she found out something and was silenced?

Don't think too much.

Finding Xingyao matters.

Get in.

This man died in a hiking accident over 20 years ago.

Did he come back before the accident?

Other police also came to ask me.

Jian did come back to worship.

Sir, who's Jian?

Take a closer look. This is Deng Hongfa.

Exactly. He was Jian.

His real name was Deng Jian.

He believed in divination.

He always went to fortune tellers.

One told him that his last name,

which is of Wood element, is not good.

So, he changed his last name to Hongfa.

"Hong" is of Earth element. And "Fa" is of Water element.

So, it means having both land and wealth.

It's really strange. After he changed his name,

he really did make a fortune.

But how ironic that

he couldn't foresee his own death.

Everything turns into a spiritual tablet.

Sir,

this one, Deng Rongtian,

isn't he the mob boss Grim Ace, who was murdered in 1993?

- Yes. - Did he know Deng Hongfa?

Yes.

They grew up together, so I just placed their tablets next to each other.

After Deng Rongtian became wealthy, he seldom returned.

Were they two on good terms?

- They were fine at first. - Had they been in touch?

One of them pursued honesty, while the other was for shady business.

After growing up, they didn't keep in touch.

But they were close as children.

They sneaked around behind their parents

to ride a Ferris wheel.

Jian got so scared that he wet his pants.

He got so frightened on a Ferris wheel.

He must have a severe fear of heights.

With acrophobia, how could he take pictures on the edge?

That's impossible.

But Mai Zhihong was in the hospital.

How did he get out?

Deng Hongfa seemed like a businessman, doing lots of charity work.

But later, we found out about

his shady past.

Back then, he and the Lenco Group

fought over the Akaia acquisition

and offended many people.

Rumors said someone was after his life.

Vendetta killings are straightforward.

Either with a knife or a gun.

If it were revenge, how could it be so low-key?

But Peng concluded the case very clearly.

Nothing suspicious.

Perhaps there's a mole.

His influence was so great.

He surely planted a lot of spies.

Maybe the mole is within us.

You look slimmer.

Been working hard lately?

Yes.

No matter how busy I am, I need to be with my dad.

If I had known back then,

I wouldn't have let you become a cop. Look at you, working so hard now.

Being a forensic is tough too, but you still do it.

Because I think it has a chance to speak for victims and seek justice.

- Quite meaningful. - Likewise.

That's why I'm a cop now. I help many victims.

So my sense of justice is from you.

Eat up.

Dr. Chen, sorry to interrupt.

This report needs your opinion urgently.

Wait a sec.

How did you know he's here?

Are you stalking me?

Just ask your dad's assistant. I'm not stalking you.

- Whose is it? - Deng Hongfa.

The report indicates that the deceased fell from a high place,

causing his liver and spleen to rupture

and internal bleeding.

His pelvis was shattered.

The broken bones cut his artery and vein,

leading to death from massive blood loss.

Is it possible that he was pushed off?

What makes you think that?

Witnesses say he was acrophobic. By all accounts,

he couldn't have walked there.

There are no signs of injuries from a struggle.

From a forensic point, it's hard to tell

whether it was an accident or a murder.

Or maybe suicide.

Any needle marks on his body?

Not mentioned here.

We should find the forensic back then.

Dr. Pan died for over a year.

He was an expert in this field.

No forensic would question his judgment,

including me.

Exactly. He was Jian.

His real name was Deng Jian.

DENG JIAN'S TOMB

This was taken by Kaiqing this morning.

Who's Deng Jian?

Deng Hongfa.

He had a grave.

Deng Hongfa was such a wealthy person.

Why was he buried in such place?

Because it isn't the grave after he died.

Instead, before it.

Why build a grave while still alive? Curse himself?

Based on our investigation,

he had a strong belief in divination.

The fortune-teller who helped him thrive was well-known for doing this.

What does that mean?

Some people are down on their luck.

So, they'd seek fortune-tellers' help to build a grave while still alive

and protect them from ghosts.

A way to save their luck.

So, this grave is his secret.

Nobody can know about it,

not even his bodyguard.

Let's assume that he went hiking alone

to check his own grave.

To deceive others and put on a full act.

Along the way, he would take a few photos,

pretending to be hiking.

But the murderer knew his secret

and lay in ambush there in advance.

Pushed him off when he was off guard.

Deng acquired the Vista Tower in 1990.

Yan Hua was his legal advisor.

VISTA TOWER

He bribed Ma Furong, the chairman of the Owners' Corporation.

Then these two colluded

to trick others into signing.

And the Indo-Pakistani victim, Xing,

was the security guard of the Vista Tower.

That is to say,

four murder cases are closely related.

Not a coincidence.

Deng Hongfa.

He acquired the Vista Tower in 1990.

A fire broke out that year.

Is it such a coincidence?

You mean there is a connection.

From what I've got, Grim Ace

and Deng Hongfa grew up together.

If he asked Grim Ace to do something,

it wouldn't be strange to scare the neighbors with a fire.

That's one possibility.

But no evidence can prove that for now.

If it really is as you say,

these two cases have connections.

If we find the link between Mai and the Tower,

we can find his motive for murder.

But in 1996, Mai was in the hospital.

How did he do that?

HEADLINE: BUSINESSMAN DENG HONGFA DIES IN CLIFF FALL

Subtitle translation by: Yi Yang